About halfway through my decant and I think I might just pick up a bottle of this before summer is over. A more grown up version of the OG, which I wore a ton as a young man. It definitely lasts longer and has some incense and patchouli to darken it up just a bit. Perfect for Colorado summer evenings What's your favorite ADG?

So as you know social media tends to hype up the newest dupe fragrances out there, saying it’s the closest “1:1 i’ve ever smelled” and whatnot, and this month’s edition is the indonesian house: Velixir. Now i can’t deny presentation looks spectacular. Attractive designs and packaging, but as we all know the most important is the juice. So asking all of you, if any of you have had the opportunity to try these, what do you think? Is it truly as good as they say it is? Or just another marketing gag and a sham?

005 Riviera Absolue / Bon Parfumeur — just arrived last evening and after a test sniff I decided to make it my SOTD. This stuff is gorgeous, bright citrus off the top with the finger lime giving a not-too-sweet toned down lemon drop feeling balanced by a very subtle/earthy tomato leaf. Neroli and a spicy ginger combine with the cardamom to bring in more green lemongrass/earthy attributes and the dry down of black tea/olibanum turn this a shade darker while the sweetness stays but moves to the background. First reviews online are crying “Imagination Clone” but nothing could be further from the truth, or maybe a distant cousin of L Homme Ideal Forte, but that is one I haven’t gotten my nose on, so I can’t say … This could make it into my summer-early fall line up as a signature scent easily … First wearing - performance 9+… the first 2-3 hours great projection ( at least 6’ ) by hours 4-5 a good scent bubble ( at least arms length ) then not quite a skin scent by hour 9